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Click to view all images Mark Horvath believes homeless people have important stories to share. Armed with a video camera Horvath travels throughout L.A. and the country to record the homeless speaking about their lives. He sees social media as a tool to ...

Click to view larger Greg Cummins, Vendor of the Week. "I started drinking at about age 14," Greg tells me. "I've lost a lot of good jobs because of it." He's not alone: both his parents lived with alcoholism. But they were a ...

Click to view larger Nikki, Vendor of the Week. "I came here 10 years ago on a Greyhound bus," Nikki tells me. "It took three days." Hailing from New York City, Nikki made the long trip across the country expecting to settle into Seatt ...

Click to view larger Al, Vendor of the Week. When it comes to baseball, Al's dedicated. And like many Red Sox fans, his loyalty doesn't extend far beyond Boston. But he still enjoys going to Mariners games: "It's not like going to [roo ...

Click to view larger Micheal Secord, Vendor of the Week. "He's a member of our community," the store manager says. And she means it. Micheal has a relationship with his customers that most ordinary salespersons couldn't possibly dream ...

Click to view larger Craig, Vendor of the Week. "I thought my life was pretty much over when I lost my house," Craig says. After all, he and his wife had been living a pretty comfortable lifestyle before becoming homeless: they rented a home on ...

Click to view larger Jeff, Vendor of the Week. "There but for the grace of God go I," his dad used to say. For nearly every time they drove underneath the Ballard Bridge, an adolescent Jeff would see homeless people from the car window and turn ...

Click to view all images Robert Surles, Vendor of the Week. I like to work with the people," Robert tells me. And it shows. During our interview he makes it a point to greet nearly every passerby, many of whom he knows by first name. "He's ...

Click to view larger Darcie, Vendor of the Week It's snowing outside. And it's really coming down. I ask Darcie if we should still do our interview, or perhaps reschedule for another day. "Well, I'm working, aren't I?" she sa ...